Header-box.



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HEADER BOX. APPucATloN man Auw, 1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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J. A. LAWSON.

HEADER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8, 191B.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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HEADER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED ALIG.8. I9I6.

'Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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v. Application led August 8, 1916.

To ,all w/wm t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. LAwsoN, a `citizen of the United `States, residing at Hardin, in the county ot' Ray, and State of Missouri, have invented new, and useful Improvements in Header-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

`This invention is an improvedheader box adapted to be arranged on the running gear of a wagon and used in hauling wheat from the header in the field, to the stack and for depositing Ithefwheat on the stack, the ob* ject of the inventjion4 being to provide an improved header boxo'f this kind which is cheap and simple in construction, which may be made principally of sheet metal, which is light, strong and durable and Whichacanbe readily ldisassembled and compactly ar ranged for storage.

The `invention consists lin the lfeatures Aof construction, combination, and arrangement of devices, hereinafter fully described and claimed: e y

In the accompanying drawings .z- Figure l ,is aside elevation -of aheader box constructed and arrangedin accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional `view of the same.

Fig. 3 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view ofthe same.

Fig. lis a detailed sectional `view on the `plane indicated by thedine 4--4 of Fig; 1.

Fig. 5 is a similar view on the plane indicated by theliner 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a detailed horizontal 4sectional view takenon the plane indicated by the line 66 of Fig. 3. p

Fig.- 7 .is a. detailed transverse sectional view of the saine on the plane' indicated by the line 7&7 of Fig. 1. I y

The bottom 1, sides 2, 3, and ends 4i, 5of my improved` header boxarein l. practice constructed v0i' vsheet iron of suitablegage. The bottom. 1A is arranged Ibetvveen. apair of longitudinaltubular bars, 7, and issecured to said bars by Vsheet metal straps 8.

`Said sheet` metalsstraps are doubled as shown, extend around thebars and. are arranged on and `secured to the upper1 and lower sides of the bottom and hence serve to not only connect the bottomto the bars,

but also serve to materially brace and ystrengthen the bottom as will be understood.

The side ,2, which Il will call the front side, isformed with a lower.intunned por- Specification of Letters Patent.

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tion 9 which in efi'ect is alateral extension of the bottom and is detachably connected to the tubular bar (i by meansof doubled sheet metal straps 10 which are riveted to the said side 2 as shown. rihe said side 2 yis also formed with wheel boxes 11 -Which are made of sheet metal and which are detachably secured to the tubular bar 6 by straps 12 that are similar in construction to the straps 10. i

The side 3 of the header box, which I will call the rear side, is connected detachably to the bar 7 by doubled sheet ironstraps 13 and whichserve to bra-ce `andastrengthen the lower vertical portion 1d of said side. The upper portion of said sideis` inclined` out wai-diy and upwardly. At the upperside oitheside wall 3 is an extension 15 `which is` alsonnade of` sheet iron and which is hingedlyand detachably `connected to the side wall 3` bydoubled sheet metal straps 16,` 17a, which are respectivelyattached to the sidewall and the extension 15, by ineanscf rivets and a pivotally mounted rod 17 ,which extends through `the cylinder, or tubular portions `of said straps as ,shown. ,Hence the extension 15 may `beextended upwardly from thexside wall 3 and substantially in line therewith or may be inclined inwardly over the box and somewhat lowered thereon, aslindicated in dotted linesvin Fig. 2, as when a strong wind is blowing.

A ltubular bar` 18 is secured in a` roll 19 atthe upper edge of theside wa-ll 2 and a similar tubular bar 2O is secured tothe upper edge of the extension 15 by doubled `sheet iron straps 21.

,Brace rods `22y which are bent asvshown,

The front end 4 is shaped to lit between` the bottom and the side walls as shown, `has `its lower endsecured tothe bottom byan l..-bar 25 and a bolt 26 `or the like and jhas its upper portion securedbetween the sides 2, 8, by a rod 27 which is hooked to the rod 17 and passes through an opening in the rod 18 and is provided wthfa nut 2.9,said rod being secured on said front endwall of v`the box by means ofstraps 30. The front ends ofthe tubular bars 6, 7- prject foris secured on the end 4 by angle irons 32 y which also form legs and having their lower ends bent'and extended into and secured in A the front ends of the tubular bars 6,7, said legs `or angle irons being provided with oli setA doubled portions 33 between which are secured the ends of a step 34.

Brace rods 36 are provided for the extensionf15 and have their upper ends passed through openings near the ends of the tubular bar 20 and secured by nut-s 37. When the extension 15 is in nearly vertical position,ysubstantially in line with the side wall 3,*th'e lower portions of the brace rods 36 are Asecured in openings in the tubular bars 7 Ybyfmeans of nuts 38. In orderto adjust the extension 15 to a lower position, inclined inwardly over the header box, as when a strong -wind is blowing, the brace rods 36 are disconnectedv from the tubular bar 7 and theirlower ends are passed through openings in the tubular bar 6 and secured to said bar bynuts38. Hence the extension may be securedin either adjusted position at will. When theextension is in the position shown infff'ull lines in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the rear brace rod 36 is engaged by an arm 39 of the rod 17. Said rod is movable longitudinally through the strap connections between the wallff3 and extension 15, to enable its arm 39 to beengaged with or disengaged from said braeerod 36 as may be required. The rear u `endof the gate 5 of the header box is pivotallyy mounted on a brace rod 40 which is similar to the lrod 27 and has its `upper por- Ation hooked to the rod 17 and its lower outer end passed throughV an opening in the rod 18' and provided with a nut 4l. The end or gate 5 may be opened or closed as required inthe useof the header box and when closed isrsecured in such position by a bolt 42 which engages with an opening in the rear end of the bottom.

Theheader box is mounted on the running gear 43 of an ordinary farm Wagon, its

u 1bars-6,f7,bearing on wooden bars 44 arranged acrossthe holsters and being clamped to'said bars 4 4 by `Vmeans `of clamping devices`46 and bolts 47 with which the bars 6, 7, of the header box are provided. The

the wheat is being dropped onto a stack, I

provide al U-shaped hanger step 48 which is secured to and depends from the center of Vtheside wall '2 and on which a man may j-so thathis weight maybe utilized in coun- ,1 terbalancing -the header box.

step when the header box is being unloaded In 'connectionwith the header'box, a can- 'Vasapron `49 is employed which is suiin the side walls and extension 15 of header box and to also Vextend across the bottom thereof toreceive the load of wheat or head- -I at twoof its corners with hooks 50 to engage the bar 20. A stiifening rod 51 issecured in the opposite, free end of the apron. Hooks 52 are employed at the front corners of the apron to engage overthe roll 19 and secure the front or free endof the apron on the upper edge of the wall 2 and permit its ready Adetachment therefrom and at the center of *they front edge of the apron is a ring '53 fortlie attachment of a pull rope v'54 which is employed to pull the apron, together with the load of headed grain in the box, overthewall or sidev 3 and discharge the same onto a stack, as indicated in Fig. 3. A horse, or any suitable power,-may be employed for thus unloading the header box, and# depositing its load on the stack.

By first removing the bars 6,7, 20, and the brace bars 22, 36, and rods 27 and 40, the sides, bottom, and ends of theg header box may be'readily disconnected-andall the `greater capacity so that the header-box may be more 'easily handled and the labor of the team lessened. Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

1.Y A header box comprising sheet metal 'Aside walls,a sheetmetal bottom, a'pair of longitudinally arranged bars and doubled sheet -metal straps on the'bottomand sidewalls, said straps bracing the bottom andside walls and also engaging the bars and attaching the" bottom sidewalls to the bars, one of the side walls being'provided with an Vin-turned portion-forming a lateral extension of the bottom, and brace .rods Apassing through said llateral extension and-attached attheir lower ends'to one of the bars and at their upper ends to the upper end of said side wall. "header'fbox maybe readily removed from i' the runningl gear when desired.

`2'.A header box comprising a' bottom, side walls, an extension at the upper side ofand Vpivotally connected to one `of'V said `side walls, a pair of'longitudinal bars to which thetbottom and side walls are connected,

and brace rods. connected to the extension adapted to be attached to either of said bars Vto secure the extension in either ad-A justed position. f

, 3. Aheaderbox comprisinga bottom, side walls, an extension at the upper side of and pivotally connected to `one of Vsaid side` y s, mus, a. parer longitudinal bars towhich vcientlyulargetocover the innersurfaces of theV bottom-"and side walls rare connected,

and brace rods connected to the extension and adapted to be attached to either of said bars to secure the extension in either adjusted position, said side Wall and extension having` a movable pivotal member adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from one of said brace rods.

4. A header boX having side Walls of unequal height, an apron attached to the upper side of the higher side Wall, and a step attached to and depending from the lower side Wall.

5. A header boX comprising a bottom, side Walls of unequal height, a pair of lon'- gitudinal bars to Which the bottom and side Walls are connected, a bar in the upper side of the lovver side Wall, an extension at the upper side of the higher side Wall and pivyotally connected thereto, a bar at the upper side of the extension, brace rods connected to the last-namedl bar and adapted to be attached to either of the first-named bars, front and rear end Walls, brace rods for said front and rear end Walls, each connected to said pivotal member and also connected to the said bar at the upper side of the lower side Wall.

6. A hea-der box comprising a bottom, side Walls of unequal height, a pair of longitudinal bars to which the bottom and side walls are connected, a bar in the upper side of the lower side Wall, an extension at the upper side of the higher side Wall and pivotally connected thereto, a bar at the upper side of the extension, brace rods connected to the last-named bar and adapted to be attached to either of the iirst-named bars, front and rear end Walls, brace rods for said front and rear end Walls, each connected to said pivotal member and also connected to the said bar at the upper side of the lower side Wall, the rea-r end Wall being pivotally mounted on its said brace rod and being provided with securing means.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOHN A. LAl/VSON.

Witnessed by- J. N. VALL, H. F. HOOVER.

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